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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
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October 1986
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DEFENCE AND OVERSEA POLICY COMMITTEE
SUB-COMMITTEE ON HONG KONG
THE GOVERNOR AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Memorandum by the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary
Introduction
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in of government
1997.
Under the terms of the Joint Declaration on the question of Hong Kong, the British and Chinese Governments are committed to ensuring
smooth transfer
An important aspect of
this exercise is to achieve the maximum feasible convergence between the functioning of the government structure which will be in place. immediately before 1997 and of that which will be in place thereafter. The transition from the present office of the Governor to that of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region (SAR) is particularly important.
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